Mission No. X

Mission No. X is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band U.D.O., released on 30 September 2005 via AFM Records. The original release date was announced for 4 October, but was pushed forward by one week.

Previous drummer Lorenzo Milani left the band due to "personal reasons" after the release of Thunderball and was replaced by Edge of Forever drummer Francesco Jovino.

Personnel

 * U.D.O.
 * Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
 * Stefan Kaufmann – guitar, producer, engineer, mixing
 * Igor Gianola – guitar
 * Fitty Wienhold – bass
 * Francesco Jovino – drums


 * Additional musicians
 * Mathias Dieth – solo guitar on "Way of Life"
 * Johannes Schiefner – uilleann pipes on "Cry Soldier Cry"


 * Production
 * Manfred Melchior – mastering
 * Martin Häusler – cover art, design
 * Dirk Schelpmeier – photography